Title IIA

The purpose of Title IIA is to increase academic achievement of all students by helping schools and districts improve teacher and principal quality and effectiveness. ESU7 offers a consortium for area schools that provides professional development for educators to enhance teaching and learning through funding registrations, and stipends for core academic areas.

Core academic areas do not include Preschool (except for Title I preschool programs that are part of an approved schoolwide plan), Health and Physical Education, Career Education (Agriculture, Business Education, Cooperative Education, Family and Consumer Sciences, Industrial Technology, Information Technology, Marketing and Trade, and Industrial Education), Coaching, or Driver Education. Courses that are exempt from NCLB qualified teacher requirements include: Psychology, Sociology, Anthropology, Humanities, Journalism, Debate, Drama, Theater, Photography, Radio-TV Production, and Religion.

Marci Ostmeyer

Grant Coordinator

mostmeyer@esu7.org

ext. 1032

The ESU7 administrators participate in a needs assessment each spring to determine the training priorities for districts. With that information, Marci writes the grant and plans the trainings and budgeting with collaboration of the ESU7 Professional Services Team.

Brooke Kavan

Non-Public Grant Coordinator

bkavan@esu7.org

ext. 1031

Brooke Kavan is the Title II-A Non-Public Coordinator. Districts participating in the ESU 7 Title II-A Consortium, who also have a non-public within their boundary, will coordinate the use of non-public’s equitable access funds through Brooke.

Carolyn Koch

Federal Grants Bookkeeper/Administrative Assistant

ckoch@esu7.org

ext. 1039

Carolyn's primary focus is budgeting, payroll, and accounts payable. She is responsible for helping to write the grant, budget, purchasing, monthly reporting and requests.